swissinfo - Travel & Culture http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/ swissinfo - swiss news and information platform about Switzerland en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:14 Copyright 2009, swissinfo. swissinfo http://www.swissinfo.ch/images/logos/swissinfo_120x37.gif http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/ 12037swissinfo - swiss news and information platform about Switzerland Listening to the voices of the past http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/travel/Listening_to_the_voices_of_the_past.html?siteSect=411&sid=11269259&rss=true&ty=st Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:30:47 GMT When Thomas Alva Edison first succeeded in capturing the human voice on a phonograph, the ability to record speech opened up a brave new world for linguists. London's Swiss church re-opens to great applause http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/travel/London_s_Swiss_church_re_opens_to_great_applause.html?siteSect=411&sid=11494194&rss=true&ty=st Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:24:59 GMT London's Swiss community was out in force this weekend as hundreds gathered to celebrate the re-opening of the capital's Swiss Church. Swiss Textiles Award turns ten http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/travel/Swiss_Textiles_Award_turns_ten.html?siteSect=411&sid=11479017&rss=true&ty=st Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:40:10 GMT Switzerland doesn't have a world-famous fashion week. But on one night of the year, it attracts the interest of designers and fashion editors the world over. A woman of words and light http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/travel/A_woman_of_words_and_light.html?siteSect=411&sid=11449058&rss=true&ty=st Wed, 4 Nov 2009 15:15:26 GMT American star artist Jenny Holzer is known for her ability to combine spectacular LED installations and text projections with unsettling messages. Giacometti and his Geneva crisis http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/travel/Giacometti_and_his_Geneva_crisis.html?siteSect=411&sid=11478323&rss=true&ty=st Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:36:40 GMT The career of Alberto Giacometti, the leading Swiss artist of the 20th century, was punctuated by creative crises - not least during his time in Geneva. The art of displaying art http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/travel/The_art_of_displaying_art.html?siteSect=411&sid=11458236&rss=true&ty=st Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:22:12 GMT Swiss "super-curator" Hans Ulrich Obrist tells swissinfo.ch about inspiration, emerging art scenes – and holding exhibitions in his kitchen sink. Cinephiles refocus debate on Polanski's œuvre http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/travel/Cinephiles_refocus_debate_on_Polanski_s_uvre.html?siteSect=411&sid=11453763&rss=true&ty=st Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:30:42 GMT Swiss cinema fans and industry professionals have paid homage to Roman Polanski at a special evening organised by the Swiss Film Archive in Lausanne. Cities with the world's best quality of life http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/travel/Cities_with_the_world_s_best_quality_of_life.html?siteSect=411&sid=10911151&rss=true&ty=st Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:52:35 GMT When it comes to quality of living, Zurich, Geneva and Bern have for years occupied top slots in international rankings. Swiss businesses "not aware" of young talent http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/travel/Swiss_businesses_not_aware_of_young_talent.html?siteSect=411&sid=11393568&rss=true&ty=st Sat, 24 Oct 2009 08:14:45 GMT The quality of young designers' work has improved in recent years, but Swiss firms are largely ignorant of their talents, design specialists say. Lost Nabokov novel offers "fascinating" insight http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/travel/Lost_Nabokov_novel_offers_fascinating_insight.html?siteSect=411&sid=11394416&rss=true&ty=st Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:22:12 GMT The Original of Laura, Vladimir Nabokov's last work, is fragmentary in places but uses unprecedented turns of thought and language, his son Dmitri tells swissinfo.ch.